Dr. Toby Risko attended school as an undergrad at the University of North Texas and received his medical degree from the University of Texas Medical School in Houston. He completed his residency at Texas Tech University.

Dr. Risko is Board Certified by the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons and did an Orthopaedic Trauma Fellowship at Washington University in St. Louis, MO. He specializes in orthopaedic trauma surgery, general orthopaedic surgery and  joint reconstructive surgery. Dr. Risko has served as Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery as well as Chief of the Orthopaedic Trauma Division at Texas Tech University – Health Science Center.

Dr. Risko’s research and speaking engagements include:

• Locking Condylar Plate versus Blade for Distal Femur Fractures: A Randomized Control Trial. Risko, Stevens, Jenkins.
• Stress Riser affect of the DHS compared to the TFN: A Cadaveric Study. Stevens, Risko, Gill, Hashemyi.
• Bicondylar Tibial Plateau Fractures. Orthopaedic Techniques. William Ricci, M.D., Timothy Risko, M.D.
• Gravity Stress View in Ankle Fractures. Bryan Gill, M.D., Timothy Risko, M.D. Published in Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.
• Speaker: Garrison Institute for Aging – Joint Care of the Knee and Hip
• Texas Tech University Orthopaedic Primary Care Conference, Lectures: Emergency Management of Pelvic Fractures; Acute Management of Lower Extremity Fractures; Splinting of Lower Extremities.

Dr. Risko’s honors include:

• Physician All Star, University Medical Center, Lubbock, Texas
• Southland Conference Honor Roll, Athletic Director’s Honor Roll, Dean’s List, Golden Key
• Scholarship Athlete, University of North Texas 1991-1993, All State Defensive End 1990.

Dr. Risko is married to Tammy and they are the proud parents of twins, a boy and
a girl.